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Games like DEEP SPACE WAIFU

If DEEP SPACE WAIFU is your kind of game, the closest matches are Deep Space Waifu: FLAT JUSTICE, Star Goddess and Deep Space Waifu: FANTASY — picked from the ranked list below. Reviewers single out its absurdly low price, great soundtrack and high score tracking. Each pick is ranked by what players of this game also play, shared genres and tags, and review-mined similarity — not a generic popularity list.

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DEEP SPACE WAIFU is a 2017 bullet-hell shooter from Neko Climax Studios that players describe as funny, lighthearted, retro, and whimsical. The game features high-score tracking and an achievement system across multiple gameplay modes, including a toggle between retro pixel art and HD visuals. Reviewers highlight the great soundtrack and note that a nude patch is included as part of the package. Players appreciate the absurdly-low-price point and the flexibility of switching between visual styles. The game runs at verified status on Steam Deck, supporting short burst play sessions. It sits at 95% positive from 3576 Steam reviews, making it one of the better-reviewed titles in the niche bullet-hell and anime shooter space on the platform.

About DEEP SPACE WAIFU: Discover your perfect WAIFU amidst explosions! This is a simple SUPER CASUAL strip 'em up action game, full of colors and women! Destroy alien colonies and do some CLOTH DAMAGE in giant women! Seek your path to the perfect date! Just remember - Girls will be watching. So don't muck it up, buck-o!

2017ActionIndieCasualDeck VerifiedWindowsby Neko Climax Studios
DEEP SPACE WAIFU — Steam game cover
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Absurdly low priceGreat soundtrackHigh score trackingFunnyLightheartedRetro

Players who liked DEEP SPACE WAIFU also play

Steam players who put hours into DEEP SPACE WAIFU also tend to own these titles — a signal called collaborative filtering. imho.run cross-references millions of library ownership patterns to surface games whose real audiences overlap, regardless of whether their genre tags match.

  1. Deep Space Waifu: FLAT JUSTICE

    WHY THIS

    Shares a funny mood with DEEP SPACE WAIFU.

    Top pick for DEEP SPACE WAIFU fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with DEEP SPACE WAIFU.

    This is a stand alone EXPANSION following the events of deep space waifu: ACADEMY DLC! A simple SUPER CASUAL strip 'em up action game! Destroy alien colonies and do some CLOTH DAMAGE in giant Women! Join the cops to discover the perfect WAIFU! Pew Pew

    2017ActionIndieCasualDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  2. Star Goddess

    WHY THIS

    Second-strongest match for DEEP SPACE WAIFU fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with DEEP SPACE WAIFU.

    Save 9 different goddesses from the evil Star Goddess, and defeat her corrupt empire!!! In this addictive shmup you have to strip the goddesses to save them, from the waves of incoming evil ships.

    2020ActionIndieCasual2.99 USDSteam ↗
  3. Deep Space Waifu: FANTASY

    WHY THIS

    Shares bullet hell shooting and a funny mood with DEEP SPACE WAIFU.

    Third-strongest match for DEEP SPACE WAIFU fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with DEEP SPACE WAIFU.

    A new FANTASY incarnation of the deep space waifu series! A casual strip 'em up action game! Travel to the fantastical kingdom of Hentalia and do some CLOTH DAMAGE to giant girls! Meet lots of waifus from fantastical races, all waiting to meet you! Be a hero! Save the Kingdom! And slay some… monsters!

    2018ActionIndieRPGDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  4. Waifu Uncovered

    WHY THIS

    Shares a funny mood with DEEP SPACE WAIFU.

    Ranked #4 for DEEP SPACE WAIFU fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with DEEP SPACE WAIFU.

    Rescue your possible WAIFU from the space alien invasion. Simple EASY TO PLAY strip ecchi women up action game! Destroy the deep infected clothes to save the girls from the fatal virus!

    2020ActionIndieCasual3.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  5. Shoot Shoot My Waifu

    WHY THIS

    Shares a funny mood with DEEP SPACE WAIFU.

    Ranked #5 for DEEP SPACE WAIFU fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with DEEP SPACE WAIFU.

    Your mission is to search for those 7 sins demons disguised as Waifu's in human world. Fighting and confronting beautiful demon bosses. Punish them with holy water. Force them to return to their own form by using pleasuring tools. And collect new photos of their shameful defeat to your album.

    2020ActionIndieAdventure3.99 USDSteam ↗
  6. AHEGAL

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #6 for DEEP SPACE WAIFU fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with DEEP SPACE WAIFU.

    You are the last man alive on the planet. Meet and UNDRESS BEAUTIFUL GIRLS to save humanity. Find that special spot to make women AHEGAO. Master your lover skills and ladies will adore you. But be careful where you touch - You might end up with a broken heart, handsome! ♥♥♥

    2018ActionIndie1.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  7. Aster

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #7 for DEEP SPACE WAIFU fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with DEEP SPACE WAIFU.

    Aster is a classic arcade style shooter, with fast action, aliens, (and sex). Earth is fighting a losing battle against aliens from another galaxy, and things are looking bleak. In a desperate gambit, Earth's military calls upon a hired gun to turn the tide.

    2020ActionIndie2.99 USDSteam ↗
  8. Epido

    WHY THIS

    Shares a funny mood with DEEP SPACE WAIFU.

    Ranked #8 for DEEP SPACE WAIFU fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with DEEP SPACE WAIFU.

    Epido is a simple Shoot'em up game. Use Cupid's arrows to conquer them.

    2019ActionIndieCasual1.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗

Free alternatives

Free-to-play games that recommended players of this title also tend to enjoy.

  1. Doki Doki Literature Club!

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Casual with DEEP SPACE WAIFU.

    The Literature Club is full of cute girls! Will you write the way into their heart? This game is not suitable for children or those who are easily disturbed.

    2017IndieFree To PlayCasualFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  2. Life is Strange - Episode 1

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action with DEEP SPACE WAIFU.

    Episode 1 now FREE! Life is Strange is an award-winning and critically acclaimed episodic adventure game that allows the player to rewind time and affect the past, present and future.

    2015ActionAdventureFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  3. Helltaker

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with DEEP SPACE WAIFU.

    Helltaker is a short game about sharply dressed demon girls.

    2020IndieAdventureFree To PlayFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  4. Ultimate Custom Night

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action and Indie with DEEP SPACE WAIFU.

    Welcome to the ultimate FNAF mashup, featuring 50 selectable characters and custom difficulties!

    2018ActionIndieFree To PlayFreeSteam ↗
  5. Bongo Cat

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with DEEP SPACE WAIFU.

    Bongo cat needs your help. Bongo cat needz more hatz!!! Every time you press a key, Bongo cat will punch your taskbar. Type, click, play, work to collect more points. Which hats will you find?

    2025IndieSimulationMassively MultiplayerFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  6. The Murder of Sonic the Hedgehog

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Casual with DEEP SPACE WAIFU.

    Sonic the Hedgehog...was murdered!? Get to the bottom of the mystery in this brand-new adventure!

    2023IndieSimulationFree To PlayFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  7. Indigo Park: Chapter 1

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action and Indie with DEEP SPACE WAIFU.

    Explore the abandoned childhood wonder of Indigo Park! Guided by Rambley the Raccoon, help restore power to the destroyed amusement park while you run from the reason it shut down.

    2024ActionIndieAdventureFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  8. STRAFTAT

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action with DEEP SPACE WAIFU.

    STRAFTAT is a 1v1/2v2 ONLINE first person SHOOTER with quick rounds in over 350 MAPS ; Including all WEAPONS, proximity chat and 4 players FFA.

    2024ActionFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗

More from Neko Climax Studios

Other recommendable Steam games by Neko Climax Studios, ranked by review count so the studio's hits land first.

  1. Deep Space Waifu: FLAT JUSTICE

    WHY THIS

    Shares a funny mood with DEEP SPACE WAIFU.

    Another title from Neko Climax Studios, the studio behind DEEP SPACE WAIFU. Shares Action and Indie with DEEP SPACE WAIFU.

    This is a stand alone EXPANSION following the events of deep space waifu: ACADEMY DLC! A simple SUPER CASUAL strip 'em up action game! Destroy alien colonies and do some CLOTH DAMAGE in giant Women! Join the cops to discover the perfect WAIFU! Pew Pew

    2017ActionIndieCasualDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  2. Deep Space Waifu: FANTASY

    WHY THIS

    Shares bullet hell shooting and a funny mood with DEEP SPACE WAIFU.

    Another title from Neko Climax Studios, the studio behind DEEP SPACE WAIFU. Shares Action and Indie with DEEP SPACE WAIFU.

    A new FANTASY incarnation of the deep space waifu series! A casual strip 'em up action game! Travel to the fantastical kingdom of Hentalia and do some CLOTH DAMAGE to giant girls! Meet lots of waifus from fantastical races, all waiting to meet you! Be a hero! Save the Kingdom! And slay some… monsters!

    2018ActionIndieRPGDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  3. DEEP SPACE WAIFU: NEKOMIMI

    WHY THIS

    Shares a retro mood with DEEP SPACE WAIFU.

    Another title from Neko Climax Studios, the studio behind DEEP SPACE WAIFU. Shares Action and Indie with DEEP SPACE WAIFU.

    Be part of the NEKO RESCUE TEAM! This is a casual strip 'em up action game! Destroy alien colonies and do some CLOTH DAMAGE to giant CAT girls! Giant cat girls needs adoption, and remember, cat girls dont have human ears!!

    2018ActionIndieCasualSteam ↗
  4. DEEP SPACE WAIFU: WORLD

    WHY THIS

    Shares a funny mood with DEEP SPACE WAIFU.

    Another title from Neko Climax Studios, the studio behind DEEP SPACE WAIFU. Shares Action and Indie with DEEP SPACE WAIFU.

    Oh no! Bear King was sent to the wost place in the Universe… EARTH! Assemble the BEAR RESCUE TEAM! It’s time for a WORLD TOUR of CLOTH DAMAGE in GIANT GIRLS— global warming, you’ve got nothing on us!

    2019ActionIndieCasualDeck PlayableSteam ↗

Frequently asked about DEEP SPACE WAIFU

Is DEEP SPACE WAIFU verified for Steam Deck?
Yes — DEEP SPACE WAIFU is Steam Deck Verified, meaning Valve has confirmed it runs well on the Deck with full controller, text legibility, and default configuration support.
What games are most similar to DEEP SPACE WAIFU?
Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside DEEP SPACE WAIFU are Deep Space Waifu: FLAT JUSTICE, Star Goddess, Deep Space Waifu: FANTASY.
Who developed DEEP SPACE WAIFU?
DEEP SPACE WAIFU was developed by Neko Climax Studios.

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